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Got up this morning and did the pretend OGTT. These were the results (readings every 30 mins): FBG 5.3 12.0 10.6 8.0 5.6 The spike at the start is a bit of a worry, but it seems I would have passed. In any case, I think I'll take the test in the afternoon because my BS is always lower...

I've tested this quite a bit and in my case it's really unpredictable. Sometimes it rises by more than 1.0, other times it drops slightly. Whilst I wouldn't risk doing the test within a couple of hours of exercise, would I have a better test result if I exercised say 5 or 6 hrs beforehand...

Thanks for the replies. Pilot. T2D would mean immediate grounding and a minimum couple of months off while they sort out whether your licence can be re-validated. Pre-diabetes, while not disqualifying, would make your yearly medical a lot more onerous (stress ECGs, multiple specialist reports...

Hi all, Just wanted to ask your advice about taking a GTT. First, a little background about me. Last May I had a blood test which came back with a HbA1c of 5.9% (41) which is prediabetic. This could have major implications for my job, so since then I've been reading this forum extensively...